The Volkswagen Electric Bike Concept

BY Cameron Newland

German auto giant Volkswagen may not seem like a company that has a strong interest in environmentalism or in advocating for zero-emissions transportation, but they’re trying to change the public’s perception, and one of the ways they’re doing it is by attempting to produce more electric cars and electric mobility concepts.

At Volkswagen’s DRIVE exhibit in Berlin, they’ve shown off new technologies from all of the Volkswagen brands (Audi, Porsche, etc.) and have also announced a new electric bike concept with a VW-built mid-drive motor and an automatic transmission.

The Volkswagen ebike’s automatic transmission has only one system rivaling at the moment: Bosch’s eShift.